1641.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2027 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 07 Dec 2027 (1,234 days away) in Vela

1642.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°20'. Thu, 09 Dec 2027 at 07:05 EDT (1,236 days away) in Pisces

1643.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2027 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 09 Dec 2027 (1,236 days away) in Monoceros

1644.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 11 Dec 2027 at 00:06 EDT (1,238 days away) in Ophiuchus

1645.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 11 Dec 2027 at 17:31 EDT (1,238 days away) in Ophiuchus

1646.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Dec 2027 at 23:36 EDT (1,239 days away) in Taurus

1647.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sun, 12 Dec 2027 at 08:50 EDT (1,239 days away) in Taurus

1648.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2027 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Dec 2027 (1,239 days away) in Hydra

1649.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 12 Dec 2027 (1,239 days away) in Dorado

1650.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 13 Dec 2027 at 11:08 EDT (1,240 days away) in Taurus

1651.

Geminid meteor shower 2027 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 14 Dec 2027 (1,241 days away) in Gemini

1652.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 at 06:13 EDT (1,242 days away) in Pisces

1653.

The Running Man cluster is well placed The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 (1,242 days away) in Orion

1654.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 (1,242 days away) in Orion

1655.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 at 21:25 EDT (1,242 days away) in Gemini

1656.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2027 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 16 Dec 2027 (1,243 days away) in Leo

1657.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 at 00:58 EDT (1,247 days away) in Virgo

1658.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 at 04:11 EDT (1,247 days away) in Virgo

1659.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°02'. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 at 05:39 EDT (1,247 days away) in Virgo

1660.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2027 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 (1,247 days away) in Leo Minor